Andrew P. Hope & Ellen Hope Hays Papers

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Andrew P. Hope & Ellen Hope Hays Papers

1947-2002

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This fifty-five box collection consists of papers relating to Andrew P. Hope and Ellen Hope Hays’ activities in various Alaska Native tribal, community, and civic organizations between 1935 and 2002, with emphasis on the Tlingit and Haida Indians of Southeast Alaska. The collection contains ample and detailed content on the activities of federally recognized tribal governments, including the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indians of Alaska (CCTHIA), Sealaska Corporation, and Shee Atika Inc.. Also included are materials concerning other Alaska Native organizations, such as the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood and the Alaska Federation of Natives. The bulk of this collection concerns the work of Ellen Hope Hays, with three core boxes focusing on the work of her father Andrew P. Hope while working for CCTHIA.

55 boxes

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Sealaska Heritage Institute

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SNAC Resource ID: 8004780

Sealaska Heritage Institute

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Sheldon Jackson School (Sitka, Alaska)

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Institute of Alaska Native Arts (Alaska)

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Alaska Native Sisterhood

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Alaska Native Brotherhood

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The Alaska Native Brotherhood is a nonprofit, fraternal organization established in 1912. The organization has served Alaska in many ways, including assisting in the development of society and in the preservation of Native culture, and ensuring that all people are treated equally. From the description of Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp 2 Records (Sealaska Heritage Institute). WorldCat record id: 748446463 ...

Hope, Andrew, 1896-1968.

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Andrew Hope was born in Sitka, Alaska. He was one of the organizers of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood, and President of the Grand Camp of the Brotherhood for several terms. He served in the territorial and state House of Representatives (1945-1953, 1957-1963), and was president of the Tlingit-Haida Association (Central Council of Tlingit-Haida, 1940-1966). He was also active in community affairs. He died in Sitka. Ellen Hope Hays is the daughter of Andrew Hope. She is active in var...